msgpack-lite is a pure JavaScript MessagePack encoder and decoder. It offers fast serialization and deserialization with a small footprint, ideal for browser and Node.js environments. This lightweight library efficiently packs and unpacks data, enabling compact data exchange, particularly useful for network communication and data storage where minimizing bandwidth and storage space is crucial. Its simplicity and performance make it a popular choice for projects requiring efficient binary data handling.
The npm package msgpack-lite had frequent releases in 2015 and 2016, with a peak in August 2015 (5 releases). After October 2016, releases became infrequent, with a single release in October 2016. There have been no releases from January 2017 through September 2025.
Msgpack-lite downloads peaked in October 2024 at 11.7 million. Since then, there's been a steady decline. The current month, September 2025, shows a significantly lower download count of only 356,003, but this is incomplete data for the month.
